German soldiers Quote by Erwin Rommel

I am certain that most Germans have instinctive liking for Italy, just as Italians admire Germans for their many qualities.

— Mario Monti

“The authors (Habsburg military personnel) invariably show some surprise when recounting a respectable performance of a regiment during its Italian period and are forced…

— Lawrence Sondhaus

“With his contrasting vision of anxious, work-obsessed, overly disciplined Italians and happy-go-lucky, carefree Germans,”

— Stephen Greenblatt

As for international understanding, I feel that macaroni has done more for our appreciation of Italy than Mussolini.

— Lin Yutang

“Germany’s highest commander succumbed to a disease common among senior soldiers of many nationalities and eras: he wished to demonstrate to his government and…

— Max Hastings

There is in the DNA of the Italians a bit of madness, which in the overwhelming majority of cases is positive. It is genius.…

— Matteo Renzi

The soldier is on friendlier terms than other men with his stomach and intestines. Three-quarters of his vocabulary is derived from these regions, and…

— Erich Maria Remarque

I believe German soldiers are good and decent, and if they did anything wrong it was because of military necessity.

— Wilhelm Keitel

Italians work hard physically and tactically.

— Marcos Alonso

The most interesting acquaintanceship I have struck up here is that of Colonel Lapinski. He is without doubt the cleverest Pole -- besides being…

— Karl Marx

“Germans can be self-assured on the basis of an abstract idea—science, that is, an imaginary knowledge of the perfect truth. A Frenchman is self-assured…

— Leo Tolstoy

“German soldiers look as if they despised you, but French soldiers as if they despised you and themselves even more that you.”

— G.K. Chesterton